Support.



R. F. McFEELY.

SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10. 1913.

Patented N 0v. 21, 1916.

UNITED STATE PATENT @FFTQTG.

RONALD F. MOFEELY, 013 BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed November 10, 1913. Serial N 0. 800,138.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RONALD F. MoFE LY, a citizen of .the United States, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Supports, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indi cating like parts in the several figures.

The object of this invention broadly is to provide a device in the nature of a support whichmay form a convenient attachment for structures of various kinds in connection with which its use may be desirable, and particularly to provide such. an attachment for an upright member such as the supporting column or standard of a machine frame, and one that may be readily secured in position or detached when desired and may have provision for movement with reference to its supporting member so as to be out of the way when not in use.

In the manufacture of boots and shoes a machine known as the pulling over machine, illustrated in United States Letters Patent No. 1,029,387, granted June 11, 1912, is employed for pulling the upper over the lastand securing its edges temporarily in position upon the insole prior to the lasting operation The operative parts of this ma chine are mounted upon a tall supporting column so that the shoe is located in the machine at" about the height of the operators head. For holding the tacks and feeding them automatically to the driving devices, there is provided a receptacle known as the tack pot together with tack separating and feeding devices which are located near the upper extremity of the machine. It becomes necessary frequently for the operator to inspect the feeding mechanism, but neither this inspection nor that of other mechanisms at the top of the machine could be readily effected heretofore unless there happened to be available a ladder or other support upon which the operator could climb.

A particular object of this invention is to provide, as an attachment for the frame of such a machine, a support which wilbbe.

ready for use at all times for the purpose above set forth, and yet so arranged that when not in use it may form no obstruction to the free movements of the operator about the machine. It should be understood, however, that although the use of the device is contemplated as particularly advantageous n connection with this machine, the inventlon 1s not limited to this particular use but is broadly applicable to various other uses wherever found convenient or desirable. a

To the ends above set forth the invention comprises, in its preferred embodiment. a novel arrangement of supporting means including a bracket which may be readily attached to or removed from a machine standard, and a step or rest mounted on the bracket and preferably movable with reference thereto so as to be out of the way when not in use but adjustable instantly to operative position when desired.

These and other features of the invention including certain details of construction and combinations of parts will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred form of the device in operative position upon a supporting standard such as that used in the pullingover machine, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view illustrating the manner of attaching the device to the machine standard, and Fig. 3 is a side view showing in dotted lines the inoperative position of the step.

The supporting base or standard of a pulling-over machine is indicated generally by the numeral The commercial machine is provided withan opening 4 in order to facilitate the assembling of the different parts, and the bracket 6 of the supporting device of this invention is shown as attached to the machine by means of a bolt 8 extending through this opening, although it will be understood that the devicemay be attached to the .machine at any other point desired bymeans of an opening formed especially for the purpose. Since the opening 4: is ofv greater diameter than the bolt, a collarIlO is provided as abacking member for the bolt head. The bracket 6 is formed with three projections 12 which provide a three-point bearing upon the frame of the machine so that any irregularity in the :lrame castings may be compensated for and.

the bracket fitted accurately in the position desired. Since the securing means preferably consists simply of the single bolt 8, which engages the bracket within the area between its three bearing points, the bracket is provided with lugs 14: which are arranged to embrace the sides of the frame or standard and thereby prevent the bracket from turning upon the bolt. The bracket is provided also with grooves or curved portions 16 at points opposite the fillet 18 with which the frame of the machine is usually provided, this means also serving to assist in maintaining the bracket in position.

Mounted upon the bracket is the step or rest 20 by the use of which the operator isenabled to view the interior of the tack pot and other portions of the machine head. The bracket is provided with a pair of hook shaped bearings 22 in which are mounted a pair of trunnions 24 carried by the step. The step is provided with a pair of heel pieces 26 which are shaped to engage the bracket so as to sustain the step in a substantially horizontal position for use. By this arrangement it will be seen that the position of the step with reference to the bracket may be predetermined with reasonable accuracy. The step is readily detachable from the bracket when the latter is removed from the machine by reason of the" 'ready for use without the liability of becoming lost or misplaced. At the same time the construction provides that the trunnions 24 shall be so spaced from the machine frame as to permit the step to be turned up and inclined against the frame when its use is not required, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, so as to afford no obstruction to the movements of the operator about the ma chine.

It will be noted that the bracket 6 and the step 20 with the single attaching bolt constitute the entire device, and both the bracket and the step can be cast complete, requiring no machine work. In these respects this attachment has been designed so that it can be manufactured at a small cost, and it can be easily attached by its single bolt to machines which are already in use.

Although I have shown and described a device having the particular features of construction above set forth, it should be understood that suitable variations may be made therein for the purpose of adapting the device to frames or standards of different construction or with a view to other uses to which the device may be applied,

and that such variations are within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the claims.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is the follow- 1n I. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a bracket adapted to be attached toa supporting member and having bearings formed thereon, and a rest provided with trunnions pivotally mounted in said bearings and having also means for engaging the bracket to hold the rest projected in a substantially horizontal position for use, said bearings being suitably positioned with reference to the supporting member to permit the rest to be turned up and inclined toward'said member when not in use and comprising hooks the free ends of which project in such relation to the supporting member as to prevent removal of the trun nions from said bearings while the bracket is attached to said member.

2. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a bracket adapted to be attached to a supporting member-and provided with open hook-shaped bearings having their open ends facing toward said supporting member, a rest having trunnions projecting therefrom-in position to enter the open sides of said bearings and pivot the rest for swinging movement relatively to the bracket, and means for maintaining the rest in a substantially horizontal position for use, said bearings being supported with their open ends closed against the supporting member so as to prevent removal of the trunnions when the bracket is in operative position.

3. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a bracket adapted to be attached to an upright standard and provided with a pair of hook-shaped bearings open at their rear sides, a resthaving trunnions for engaging in said bearings, the bearings being constructed to prevent removal of the trunnions when the bracket is in position on the standard, means for engaging the bracket below said bearings to secure it to the standard, and lugs projecting from the bracket adjacent to the bearings in position to embrace the standard at opposite sides to determine the angular relation of the bracket to the standard.

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a rest, of abracket for supporting said rest adapted for attachment to an upright standard, a bolt- .for securing the bracket to said standard,,and lugson the bracket constructed to project at op: posite sides of the standard to prevent the bracket from turning with reference to its point of attachment.

5. Ina device of theclass described, the

combination with a rest, of a support upon which said rest is mounted comprising a bracket adapted for attachment to an upright standard and constructed to have a three point bearing upon said standard, a bolt engaging the bracket within the area between said bearing points to secure the bracket to the standard, and a pair of lugs projecting from the bracket at opposite sides of the standard to determine the angu- 10 lar relation of the bracket to the standard. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RONALD F. MOFEELY. Witnesses CHESTER E. ROGERS, LILLIAN B. DUPEE.

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